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Greece
"Santorini Experience" Sporting Event Ready for October 6-8
One of the top sports tourism events in Greece, the third annual "Santorini Experience" for professional and amateur runners and swimmers, will take place in October 6-8.
This year's Santorini event will start on Friday, October 6 with a focus...
Greece
Corinth Canal to become Athletic Center to Boost Sports Tourism
A series of sporting events will take place in the Corinth Canal in the coming weeks, aiming at promoting the region internationally, as a center for sports tourism.
After the swimming crossover competition, scheduled for September 24/9, there will be...
Basketball
"A Touch of Spice" Filmmaker Directs Movie About 1968 AEK Basketball European Triumph
Acclaimed director of "A Touch of Spice" (Politiki Kouzina) Tasos Boulmetis, has completed the filming of his new movie about the legendary victory of AEK basketball team over Slavia Prague on April 4, 1968, that earned the Athens club...
Greece
08/27/2017: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video
Costas Fortounis’ penalty in the 29th minute gave defending champion Olympiakos a 1-0 win over newcomer Lamia (video) in the Greek league.
In other action:
Platanias - Xanthi 0 - 2 (video)
Panaitolikos - Atromitos 2 - 2 (video)
Panathinaikos - Levadiakos 0...
Basketball
Greece Basketball Coach Missas Stands by Giannis Antetokounmpo
While the controversy over the real reasons behind NBAer Giannis Antetokounmpo's decision to stay away from the national team during the Eurobasket tournament still rages, the Greek team national coach stands by his player.
Speaking on “To Vima” news weekly,...
Greece
AEK Athens to Face AC Milan in Europa League Draw
Friday's UEFA Europa League draw for the group stage, paired AEK Athens with Italian side AC Milan, one of European football's powerhouses.
AEK Athens have been drawn alongside AC Milan, Austria Vienna, Rijeka and in the Europa League group stage.
The...
Basketball
Greek Basketball Team Beats Italy, Loses Acropolis Tournament
In their second tough friendly against Italy, the Greek national basketball team managed their first win in the three-day Acropolis tournament, by beating the Italians 73 - 70 in Overtime.
Playmaker Nick Calathes and point-guard Kostas Sloukas nailed threes in...
Greece
Tough Draw for Olympiacos Piraeus in Champions League Group Stage
Mission Impossible? Looks like it for Greek football champions Olympiacos Piraeus in Group D of the UEFA Champions League draw, where they will be facing Italian champions Juventus, Spanish Cup holders (and international powerhouse) Barcelona and Portuguese side Sporting...
Greece
Olympiacos Back to Champions League Group Stage after Beating Rijeka 1-0
Olympiacos Piraeus on Tuesday night beat Rijeka in Croatia 1-0 in the qualifying playoffs and is back in the Champions League group stage after being absent for one season.
The Greek side went to Croatia carrying a 2-1 win in...
Basketball
Prominent Heart Surgeon Christos Lolas Dead in Car Crash
Prominent heart surgeon Dr. Christos Lolas, who performed the first heart transplant operation in Greece in 1990, has died in a car crash in an Athens highway at the age of 80.
His body was pulled out of his wrecked...
Celebrities
Usain Bolt Is Having the Retirement Party of his Life on Mykonos (video)
After marking his recent retirement with a number of consecutive nights out in London, Usain Bolt took the party to the stunning cosmopolitan island of Mykonos, Greece this week.
The Jamaican sprinter, 30, was flanked by a bevy of beauties,...
Greece
Stefanidi Wins 12th Consecutive Pole Vault Competition
Greece’s Katerina Stefanidi on Sunday won yet another pole vault competition, her 12th consecutive one, at the Birmingham Grand Prix Diamond League meeting.
The Olympic, European and world champion cleared 4.75m to take the top spot. Stefanidi also upped the...
Greece
08/20/2017: Latest Greek Super League Results with Video
Olympiakos began the defense of its Greek league title by defeating visiting Larissa 4-1 (video).
In other action:
Xanthi - Lamia 0 - 0 (video)
Asteras Tripolis - PAS Giannina 1 - 2 (video)
AEK Athens - Panaitolikos 2 - 0
Kerkyra -...
Greece
Dimitris Papadimitriou Named 2017 Laser Radial Youth World Champion
Greek sailor Dimitris Papadimitriou was named Laser Radial Youth world champion on Friday, after competing in 11 races at the 2017 Laser Radial Youth World Championships, held in Medemblik, Netherlands over the past week.
He was followed by Argentina's Matias...
Greece
Panionios' Iranian Footballer Responds to National Team Ban
Panionios midfielder Masoud Shojaei, one of two Iranian international football players banned from the national team after playing against Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv, says he had no intention to offend and his priority is always to be "a suitable...